A stroll through our solar system & beyond, created by the History Channel. Filled with multiple images & information about the planets & other bodies in space. A hands-on exploration experience. Another site to go along with Interactive Universe is Facts about the Universe, also provided by the History Channel. Facts about the Universe provides images & animations from NASA in an amped up slideshow. Both resources provide basic information & a good place to start to explore the solar system. The sites tend to lend themselves more to an elementary curriculum, but the images are great for any grade level.
A flash based 3D model of the planets in our solar system & the night sky. Use different views to view the planets & constellations by dragging the planets & view with your mouse. There are a lot of interesting settings, which allows you to observe motions & events.
A sister site to be used along side Solar System Scope is Solar System Simulator. In Simulator you can get more detailed information about the planets, along with videos & the structure of the planet. Constellations are not included in Simulator as in Solar System Scope.
Astronomy
Interactive Universe
A stroll through our solar system & beyond, created by the History Channel. Filled with multiple images & information about the planets & other bodies in space. A hands-on exploration experience. Another site to go along with Interactive Universe is Facts about the Universe, also provided by the History Channel. Facts about the Universe provides images & animations from NASA in an amped up slideshow. Both resources provide basic information & a good place to start to explore the solar system. The sites tend to lend themselves more to an elementary curriculum, but the images are great for any grade level.
Planetarium
Specify locations & it will show you a map of the night sky.
Solar System Scope
A flash based 3D model of the planets in our solar system & the night sky. Use different views to view the planets & constellations by dragging the planets & view with your mouse. There are a lot of interesting settings, which allows you to observe motions & events.
A sister site to be used along side Solar System Scope is Solar System Simulator. In Simulator you can get more detailed information about the planets, along with videos & the structure of the planet. Constellations are not included in Simulator as in Solar System Scope.
Last Update - June 2013